Kathmandu. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam has said that the government is preparing to present 166 bills in the federal parliament in the fiscal year 2083/84.
Declaring this fiscal year as the ‘Year of Law Reform and Construction’, she pledged to take forward the reform, review and formulation of new laws in an effective manner.
Speaking at the meeting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Minister Gautam said that the annual schedule along with priorities of the bill for the coming fiscal year has been sent to the Federal Parliament after holding discussion with the concerned ministries as per the provision of the Legislation Act, 2081.
“Clause 3 of the Legislation Act-2081 states that the concerned ministries should identify the bills to be formulated in the coming fiscal year and send them to the Ministry of Law by setting out the priorities of the bills within the month of June every year,” she said. Based on the information received, a work schedule with priority has been prepared for 166 bills to be presented to the Federal Parliament for the fiscal year 2083/84 after holding discussions with the concerned ministries on July 9 and 25. The schedule has been sent to the Federal Parliament today itself and the list has been submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the National Assembly. ’
According to him, out of 166 bills to be presented in the parliament in the coming fiscal year, 97 are related to new bills and 69 related to amendment of existing acts. Of them, 64 are in first, 45 in second and 57 in third priority.
He is from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, 15 from the Ministry of Finance, 4 from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, 4 from the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, 17 from the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, 13 from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment, 11 from the Ministry of Home Affairs, 4 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 16 from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, 8 from the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration. According to her, seven bills are being prepared by the Ministry of Gender and Sexual Minority and Social Security, 5 from the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment, 1 from the Ministry of Defense, 4 from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, 9 from the Ministry of Education and Sports, 6 from the Ministry of Information and Communications, 11 from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and 16 from the Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene.
“We have announced the fiscal year 2083/84 as the Year for Law Reform and Formulation to repeal, amend, codify and integrate existing laws and identify bills that need to be formulated in order to refine the existing laws and formulate new laws. Preparations are underway to form a high-level law reform committee to review and reform the existing laws,” she said.
Minister Gautam said that the bills which are not included in the schedule but necessary can also be presented in the parliament as per the Legislation Act, 2081 BS. He also said that the priorities of the bill could be changed as per the need.
She said that preparations were underway to bring into operation the ‘Government Bill Tracking System’ to monitor the status of bill formulation on a regular basis.
“We are preparing to bring into operation the government bill tracking system. Similarly, we are collecting suggestions from the general public and stakeholders through the ‘Know Your Law, Make Your Own Law’ suggestion portal. So far, about 400 important suggestions have been received. The suggestions are being studied, analysed and discussed with stakeholders to amend the laws and incorporate them in the process of formulating new laws,” she said.
Minister Gautam said necessary coordination would be made with the Speaker, Parliamentary Committee Chairperson and the Parliament Secretariat to make the process of formulation, discussion and passage of bills in the Federal Parliament more systematic, regular and timely.
Saying the government has set a target to make the law making process participatory, transparent and effective, she stressed the need of cooperation from all sides for the same.
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